Hänsel și Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck
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The Romanian National Opera in Timișoara presents the fairy-tale opera Hänsel și Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck on 22 November 2026 at 11:00. The performance is in Romanian, without intervals, and ends at around 12:45. The recommended age is 3+.
The artistic director is Marina Emandi Tiron, the set design is by Dumitru Popescu and the choreography by Hellen Ganser. The cast includes Răzvan Grozăvescu (Peter), Diana Chirilă (Gertrud), Laura Mărginean (Hänsel), Daiana Vinars (Gretel), Ana Maria Stănoia (the Witch), Alina Dumitrana Pîndici (the Dwarf) and Diana Zaharia (the Fairy). The music is a 2003 recording with the Timișoara Opera Orchestra, conducted by Ladislau Rooth, and the Opera's ballet company dances.
The story follows the two siblings who get lost in the forest, meet the Sandman and the Dew Fairy, and find a gingerbread house. The libretto, written by Adelheid Wette after the Brothers Grimm, was first performed on 23 December 1892 in Weimar, under the baton of Richard Strauss. The Opera management reserves the right to change the programme. Details: www.facebook.com/events/2985366398488960
